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Wondrous workshops in Finsbury Park’s Community Forest Garden

Edible Landscapes London will be holding a Youth Climate Action Workshop and a Weaving Workshop at the Community Forest Garden in Finsbury Park during the forthcoming May half-term holidays.

Led by Rebecca Thompson and suitable for children over eight years old with a carer/parent, the Youth Climate Action Workshop will be on Monday 30 May 2022 between 10am and 12:30pm and then from 1:30pm to 4pm.

Then, on Wednesday, the Weaving Workshop with Jane Howson will be on from 10am to 12:30pm and between 1:30pm and 4pm. These sessions are suitable for children over five years old with the assistance of a carer/parent.

For further information about these free events or to book your child’s place on them, please visit the Edible Landscapes London website or the event pages on Eventbrite:

Youth Climate Action Workshops

Weaving Workshop

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May and June activities at The Paddock

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Healthy Schools Schools

Join the Spring Stride – Haringey Healthy Schools Competition

Last year the Public Health team held The Spring Stride competition for the first time, and it was a big success. This year it will take place from Monday 9 to Friday 27 May.

 

Participating primary schools will compete to do three weeks of physical activity. Your school will be scored on how frequently pupils participate in physical activity and the variety of activity that they do. Daily physical activity could be The Daily Mile, sports, games, yoga, dance, or anything that gets you moving.

To help schools to engage with the competition, there are a few things on offer: Half-day sports session with the Tottenham Hotspur Premier League Primary Stars team (sessions are limited), exclusive access to Fitt-in online exercise platform for the competition period, Park Xplorer Challenge (locations tbc), Walk to School Week (17-21 May) resources, Move More Taster Sessions for parents, and classroom worksheets.

Prizes offered:

  • 1st place – ScootFit Scooter Experience Day
  • 2nd place – £500 Amazon Voucher & a whole-school activity day delivered by the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation
  • 3rd place – £200 Amazon Voucher

Sign up

If you want to sign your school up to The Spring Stride, please click here and fill in the form. More information will be shared soon. The deadline to sign up for the competition is Thursday 5 May at 5pm.

If you have any questions, please get in touch via healthy.schools@haringey.gov.uk

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Schools

Anchor Approach Assembly packs coming to schools to support resilience and wellbeing

Anchor Approach Assembly packs to support Resilience & Wellbeing – complimentary to all Haringey primary schools and to be delivered in the coming weeks

A set of assemblies have been written and developed by Haringey’s Anchor Approach team with the aim of supporting schools to develop children’s understanding of their own resilience, wellbeing, and mental health. They will introduce children to the idea that there are things that we all can do to help us feel happier and more able to manage the ups and downs of life. They are evidence-based, following the principles of Traditional Cultures research. For more information and resources go to: www.haringey.gov.uk/anchor

The packs have been designed to support schools to meet the government’s drive for a whole school approach to resilience, wellbeing and mental health and greatest benefit, in terms of whole school approach, will therefore be gained by schools linking with the wider elements of Haringey’s Anchor Approach. The pack can, however, still be used by schools not yet engaging with other aspects of the Anchor Approach and have been created with this in mind.

Please look out for the packs, which will be delivered to all primary schools in the coming weeks by the ‘All Good Bookshop’, Turnpike Lane. They will be delivered in a silver bag with Anchor Approach logo (see image below) and addressed to the Head Teacher & Emotional Wellbeing Lead.

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Reminder: our drawing competition closes on Monday 2 May

Young start to creating Haringey art – Haringey Schools Bulletin

Our drawing competition for primary school pupils in Years 5 & 6 closes next Monday 2 May 2022.

We’d like Year 5 & 6 children to create a drawing of their favourite place in our borough – somewhere that means the most to them, they have a special connection with, or they have the best memories of.

We have asked our primary schools here in Haringey to select their top three entries and send them to us at: FAO Policy Team, Alexandra House Post Room, 10 Station Road, Wood Green, N22 7TR.

We’ll enter all of these into a borough-wide competition.

The winning design will be featured in hoarding displays across Haringey this summer, with the winning entrant and two runners-up also being able to choose an exciting prize donated by a local business.

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Health and Safety Schools

NHS COVID-19 vaccination offer for all 5- to 11-year-olds

We all want to get back to normal – we want our children to go to school, do the things they love and catch up on lost time spent time with family and friends. But COVID-19 is still active and causing some children to miss out on their education and things they enjoy.  

The Joint Committee on Vaccine and Immunisation (JCVI) recommends that 5-11 year olds are offered the vaccine, which has been approved by the UK’s medicines regulator, to boost immunity and increase their protection against any future waves of COVID-19. The NHS wants to support families to make an informed choice, and to make things convenient and child friendly for those who do decide to take up the offer of COVID-19 vaccination for their child. 

The COVID-19 vaccine is already making a big difference in helping to protect us all. The vaccine does not remove the virus, but research and experience in countries around the world shows it can prevent the worst effects of COVID-19 and reduce the risk of infection for your child and those around them. 

Parents can make an appointment for their child’s vaccine through the National Booking Service: nhs.uk/coronavirus or by calling 119 free of charge. 

Currently there are three vaccination clinics offering the COVID-19 vaccine to this age group in Haringey: 

  • Lordship Lane Health Centre, 239 Lordship Lane, N17 6AA
  • Bounds Green Group Practice, Gordon Road, N11 2PF
  • Hornsey Central Neigbourhood Health Centre, 151 Park Road, London N8 8JD

Walk-in clinics are also available at these sites where 5-11-year-olds as well as older siblings, or other family members, can be vaccinated together at the same time. Simply check the walk-in finder website: www.nhs.uk/grab-a-jab before attending to check clinic timings. 

Children aged 5-11 with no other underlying health conditions will be offered two paediatric (child) doses of the vaccine, with at least 12 weeks between doses. A paediatric dose is smaller than doses given to those aged 12 and over.  

If a child has had COVID-19 they will still get extra protection from the vaccine, but they will need to wait 12 weeks before getting vaccinated.  

Those 5-11 year-olds who are more at risk from the virus can already get two paediatric (child) doses, eight weeks apart, and their GP or hospital specialist should be in touch to arrange this.  

A guide to Covid-19 vaccination for parents of children aged 5-11 has been produced. This can be accessed here 

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Healthy Schools Schools

Catch-up clinics for HPV, ACWY and DTP boosters

If your child missed out on their secondary school aged vaccines, Vaccination UK is running catch-up clinics in Haringey for Year 8: Human papillomavirus infection (HPV) and Year 9: Meningitis ACWY and DTP (Diphtheria, Tetanus and Polio School Leaver Booster)

Date Time Venue
Wednesday 18 May 2022 3.30pm – 5.30pm Broadwater Farm Community Centre

Adams Road,

N17 6HE
Wednesday 1 June 2022 10am – 2pm Broadwater Farm Community Centre

Adams Road,

N17 6HE
Monday 6 June 2022 3.30pm – 5.30pm Caxton House

129 St Johns Way

London

N19 3RQ
Tuesday 21 June 2022 3.30pm – 5.30pm Broadwater Farm Community Centre

Adams Road,

N17 6HE
Monday 4 July 2022 3.30pm – 5.30pm Caxton House

129 St Johns Way

London

N19 3RQ
Tuesday 19 July 2022 3.30pm – 5.30pm Broadwater Farm Community Centre

Adams Road,

N17 6HE

 

These clinics will be running on an APPOINTMENT ONLY basis.

To register for these clinics, contact Vaccination UK by phone: 020 8017 7925 or email: haringey@v-uk.co.uk to make an appointment.

You will need to complete a consent form before your appointment. Link to e-consent form here: https://www.schoolvaccination.uk/e-consent-forms

 

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Healthy Schools Schools

This is World Immunisation Week – 24-30 April

 

For more than two centuries, vaccines have helped keep people healthy—from the very first vaccine developed to protect against smallpox to the newest vaccines used to prevent severe cases of COVID-19. 

Since then, families and communities have entrusted vaccines to protect their loved ones. But the value of vaccines is measured by more than the number of doses given. 

Vaccines provide everyone a chance at a fulfilling life. Each April, World Immunisation Week brings together people from around the world to highlight the importance of vaccines and how they protect people of all ages against many diseases, giving us the opportunity to pursue a life well-lived. This year’s campaign comes at an especially critical time as the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted essential health services, including routine immunisation, setting back progress by more than a decade. Unfortunately, millions of people are still missing out on the life-saving benefits of vaccines, making it urgent to catch up and reach those who have been missed. 

The 2022 theme Long Life for All aims to unify people around the idea that vaccines make it possible for us to follow our dreams, protect our loved ones and live a long, healthy life. 

For more information on the history of vaccination and the role that vaccines play in protecting generations of people around the world from disease, visit: WORLD IMMUNISATION WEEK 2022 

If your child has missed out on any of their childhood vaccines for any reason, please contact your family doctor to arrange a catch-up.

 

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Smarter Travel

Read Smarter Travel’s April bulletin

Smarter Travel Bulletin April 2022

  • TFL Stars – online sharing session
  • Clean air resources for schools
  • 23 school streets – information and links
  • Zip Oyster cards for 11-15 year olds
  • Family travel choices survey
  • TfL STARS is free – Information from Wendy Thorogood
  • Walking maps are available for all our schools
  • Sign up to Junior Road Watch with the Met police
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Bruce Castle releases new summer programme for schools

Spark children’s imaginations with a visit to Bruce Castle and see learning come alive as you explore the building, collections, and grounds. The museum learning programme is open and taking bookings for the Summer terms.

Bruce Castle Museum Education Brochure 2022

For a full list of our sessions on offer please visit https://www.brucecastle.org/learning. To make a booking please email the education team at museum.services@haringey.gov.uk or call us on 0208 489 4250 (option 3).